Overview
- The Court dismissed the government's complaint as inadmissible under Article 280, with Justices Horacio Rosatti, Carlos Rosenkrantz and Ricardo Lorenzetti signing the ruling.
- The case arose after the Human Capital Ministry curbed deliveries under the Argentina Against Hunger plan over alleged “ghost” soup kitchens starting in November 2023.
- Judge Sebastián Casanello’s injunction required an inventory within 72 hours and a distribution plan tailored by product type, quantity, expiration dates and intended recipients.
- The Federal Chamber (Judges Martín Irurzun, Eduardo Farah and Roberto Boico) upheld the order and rebuked conduct at a public hearing, and the Federal Cassation Court later rejected the government’s appeal.
- The ministry has since moved to distribute stored food through agreements with provincial governments, and the Administrative Investigations Prosecutor verified traceability of the supplies.